Category Archives: Canadian Press
Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in a week
NEW YORK - Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” has become a massive hit. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady’s memoir has sold more than ...
Nov 21, 2018
Los Angeles prosecutor declines felony case against Avenatti
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles district attorney declined to prosecute attorney Michael Avenatti on felony domestic abuse charges on Wednesday and referred allegations that he roughed up his girlfriend...
Nov 21, 2018
Legal challenge filed over high-stakes competition to design $60B warships
OTTAWA - The $60-billion effort to build new warships for Canada’s navy has hit another snag, this time in the form of a legal challenge by one of three companies in the competition to design th...
Nov 21, 2018
Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen's 2012 death
PHOENIX - An Arizona jury on Wednesday acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of manslaughter in the shooting of a Mexican teen through a border fence, sparking a protest in downtown Tucson following th...
Nov 21, 2018
Rose preparing to play in Grey Cup uncertain when he'll know if he is
EDMONTON - Jonathan Rose is preparing to play in the Grey Cup, uncertain when he’ll know for sure if he will or not. On Tuesday, the Ottawa cornerback received a one-game suspension from the CFL...
Nov 21, 2018
Famed anti-poverty activist critically ill in hospital in eastern Ontario
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - A prominent anti-poverty activist who has authored several books on the Great Depression, the Second Word War and postwar austerity is critically ill in an eastern Ontario hospital....
Nov 21, 2018
Morneau's update bolsters struggling media with $600 million in tax measures
OTTAWA - The federal government is stepping in to help the struggling Canadian media industry with new tax credits and incentives valued at nearly $600 million over the next five years. “To prot...
Nov 21, 2018
New tax incentives for investment could increase Canada's emissions
OTTAWA - Big greenhouse-gas emitters will be able to take advantage of new federal tax incentives Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Wednesday even if that means more emissions, the government say...
Nov 21, 2018
Highlights of Finance Minister Bill Morneau's fall fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau rolled out his fall fiscal update on Wednesday, framing it as the federal government’s response to dealing with the competitiveness challenges posed by agg...
Nov 21, 2018
NHL Notebook: Chabot's hot start for Senators softens blow of Karlsson departure
The Ottawa Senators felt they might have already had an eventual, build-in replacement after trading Erik Karlsson. What almost no one expected was for Thomas Chabot to fill a big chunk of the void le...
Nov 21, 2018